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Etoile du Sahel-Urawa Red Diamonds: Post-match quotes

(FIFA.com) 16 Dec 2007

Holger Osieck (UrawaRed Diamonds coach): "I'm very pleased
that we finished third in this prestigious tournament, it means a
lot to us. I'm particularly happy for our fans who really are
unique in the support and enthusiasm they show - something they
proved again today. It was a very open match, and my players showed
real commitment and team spirit - I'm very proud of them, even
if both of the opposition's goals were avoidable. My players
also showed the single-mindedness that you need in a penalty
shoot-out. You could see that every one of them was determined to
score from the spot. We can look back now on a highly successful
season. Washington had an excellent game and showed what a good
player he is, and full credit to him. I'm really pleased for
him and would like to wish him all the best for the
future."

Washington(UrawaRed Diamonds forward): "We're delighted.
Of course what we really wanted was to win the tournament, but the
two favourites made it through to the Final and that's what
you'd expect. I'm particularly pleased that I was able to
bid farewell to our wonderful fans with these two goals. It's a
very emotional moment and I'd like to thank them all. I'll
never forget Urawa and their supporters."

Bertrand Marchand (Etoile duSahelcoach): "It's a bitter disappointment,
but the Club World Cup was still a great experience for us. Our aim
before the tournament was to reach the semi-finals and thus be one
of the four best club sides in the world. We beat Pachuca and only
narrowly lost to Boca Juniors, and my team really showed what they
were made of. In the first half we didn't pass the ball around
quickly enough, but we managed to control play a lot better after
the break. Urawa are a very good team, they played really well and
took all the chances that came their way."

Moussa Narry (Etoile duSahelmidfielder): "We unfortunately lost the
penalty shoot-out, and that's obviously a bitter
disappointment, but that's football. We played well and we gave
it everything we had. Urawa proved that they are a very good team.
We wanted to put them under pressure at the back but we didn't
quite manage to pull it off."